# NTSB NYC73FNC62: Cessna 310B, N310B, Burlington, VT, March 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1973
- Place: Burlington, VT · BURLINGTON, VT
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FNC62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0679  73/3/24    BURLINGTON,VT       CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1250
        TIME - 1030                    N310B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BURLINGTON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON,VT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- BEND IN OTBD PUSH PULL TUBE PRECLUDED LNDGEAR FULL TRAVEL PAST CENTER PSN-LDG GR RIGGING VARIABLES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N310B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310B-2007-08-08), registration cancelled 2007-08-08, S/N 35571, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Registry model: [Cessna 310B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (registry code 2074208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Burlington Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730324008689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730324008689A), Mar 24, 1973: Cessna 310B, Burlington, VT, Substantial damage. Bend in otbd push pull tube precluded lndgear full travel past center psn-ldg gr rigging variables

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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